New Grupo Aval FCPA Settlement On August 10, 2023, the Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice along with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay $80.8 million dollars as a result of an FCPA fine. These fines were related to a toll road project the […]
Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) enforcements so far in 2022 total $112.3 million in settlements with three companies: South Korea’s KT Corporation, Stericycle, Inc. headquartered in Illinois, and in June, Luxembourg steel pipe manufacturer Tenaris. Stericycle numbers climbed to over $82 million in combination with settling parallel criminal and civil charges to the US and […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Tuesday a $1.18 billion dollar agreement was reached by Glencore International A.G. and Glencore Ltd. (collectively Glencore), part of a British-Swiss world-spanning, commodities and mining company, headquartered in Switzerland to resolve a four-year investigation into a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and a “commodity […]
Ongoing global business connections provide great benefits, but also conceal great risks. This has led to increased cooperation between corporations and multi-national government agencies to uncover FCPA violations.
What are you willing to risk in conducting executive background checks? As many know, truth or dare is a popular social game, especially among children and adolescents. Two or more players are given the choice to either answer another player’s question truthfully, or perform a “dare,” chosen by their opponent. Neither the question, nor the […]
Doing business globally can increase the risk of FCPA violations Doing business globally is increasingly complex, from establishing international locations, establishing and maintaining intricate sourcing, supply-chain and manufacturing processes, exploring mergers and acquisitions of international entities, and making foreign investments. While these efforts have many advantages such as improved opportunities for diversity and collaboration, lowering […]
We have considered aspects of international due diligence investigations. In many ways this can be viewed as finding a needle in the corporate haystack of information and data. Candice Tal helps us through the maelstrom to find useful and actionable information for your compliance program. In this concluding Part V, we consider how the changing […]
I recently had the honor of speaking about various aspects of due diligence investigations with Tom Fox, The Compliance Evangelist. We explore issues ranging from deal volatility, succession liability and reputational damage in M&A transactions, to due diligence nightmares and how to prevent them. Unlocking hidden and undisclosed information that may sink the deal, cause […]
In this 5 part series, I am visiting with Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. We consider various aspects of international due diligence investigations. In many ways this can be viewed as finding a needle in the corporate haystack of information and data. We discussed ways through the maelstrom to find useful and actionable information for your […]
